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内破 (ないは) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

内ない破は

Meanings

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noun

implosion

Technical term for an inward collapse or bursting, used in physics, engineering, and related fields.

古ふるいビルの内ない破はは、制せい御ぎょされた解かい体たい工こう法ほうの一ひとつだ。
The implosion of the old building is one method of controlled demolition.

Kanji

内inside, within, between
破rend, rip, tear

Similar words

爆ばく発はつ
爆発 means 'explosion' (outward burst), while 内破 means 'implosion' (inward collapse).

Etymology

Compound of 内 (inside) and 破 (break, destroy), literally 'internal breaking'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'implosion'.